Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2010 Dodge Nitro.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the engine cranked,… |
| 2025-09-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passengers front seat head rest deployed on its own. The air back feature of my head rest deployed and it broke in the … |
| 2024-12-16 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated while attempting to accelerate from being stationary, the rear … |
| 2023-10-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Nitro. The contact received a recall notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V396000… |
| 2022-01-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | One day the airbag light started cutting on and off and then the horn started blowing randomly without being touched or… |
| 2021-08-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2010 DODGE NITRO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT SEAT ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT SAFETY RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED T… |
| 2021-07-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the horn was inoper… |
| 2020-07-24 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I GOT MY DODGE NITRO 4 MONTHS AGO FIRST MONTH I NOTICED MY ENGINE WAS STARLING AND I KNOW IS I HAD ELECTRIC ISSUES I TO… |
| 2020-07-01 | PARKING BRAKE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that the spring inside the parking brake had become defective c… |
| 2020-06-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY HEADREST MALFUNCTIONED AND UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT HIT, NOR HAS IT E… |
| 2020-03-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE IGNITION SWITCH OR W.I.N. HAS STOPPED WORKING , THROUGH RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THESE MODEL YEAR TRUCK… |
| 2020-02-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V396000 (AIR BAG… |
| 2019-09-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 20-30 MPH. MY CAR STARTED MAKING A WHINING SOUND THEN MY DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH MULTIPLE LIGHTS S… |
| 2019-06-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | KEY SWITCHES GOING BAD AND CANT GET KEYS OUT 1000S OF COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS FAULTY DESIGN OR EQUIPMENT |
| 2019-05-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG-DASH LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND SHUTTING OFF. WENT ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL FORUMS WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE … |
| 2019-05-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TIPM FLASHING , WIPERS DO NOT WORK, ABS LIGHT ON- SPEED WILL NOT GO OVER 40 AND TAKES A WHILE TO REACH SPEED. ACTS AS I… |
| 2018-12-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE MOVING FROM ONE STATE TO ANOTHER. OIL IN ENGINE, DIDN… |
| 2018-10-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS FLASH BUT DONT COME ON SOMETIMES ! AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT |
| 2018-08-10 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. MY 2010 DODGE NITRO MAKES A VERY LOUD, ALMOST DIESEL TRUCK LIKE SOUND, WHENEVER MY CAR IS RUNNING. IT AL… |
| 2018-07-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK … |
| 2018-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DOOR LOCKS DONT WORK RITE ! BROKE SOMETHING ON INSIDE OF DOOR NOW PASSENGER CANT GET OUT . HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON 2 OF 4 … |
| 2018-05-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CAR ALARM WILL GO OFF WITHOUT ANY CONTACT ETC. VIDEO RECORDING SHOWS IT WOULD JUST ACTIVATE. IT'S WAKING UP NEIG… |
| 2018-03-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK. KEYLESS ENTRY SENDS SIGNALS SUCCECCFULLY, LIGHTS AND HORN ALL FLASH, BUT DOORS W… |
| 2018-02-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | LOSS OF POWER AND CAR TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE ETC LIGHT CAME ON. VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH DOWN THE … |
| 2018-02-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CARDAN WAS SPLIT INTO TWO PIECES WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE. THERE IS NO RECALL FO… |
| 2017-10-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT … |
| 2017-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TIPM ISSUES |
| 2017-05-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT'S GIRLFRIEND OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VE… |
| 2017-03-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING INDICATORS. THERE IS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE SEATBELT WARNING LIG… |
| 2016-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DETECTED A BURNING RUBBER ODOR INSIDE THE VE… |
| 2016-02-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | WAS IN A WRECK ON HWY 73 TWO VEHICLE HIT ME FROM BEHIND AND AIRBAGS NEVER OPENED BUT EVERYONE ELSE BAG WORK I T MY HEAD… |
| 2016-01-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL, EXCESS FUEL WILL SPEW FROM THE FILLER TUBE ONTO SIDE OF VEHICLE AND GROUND CAUSING SAFE… |
| 2016-01-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2010 DODGE NITRO SPILLS FUEL OUT OF FUEL INTAKE EVERY TIME YOU ATTEMPT TO FILL UP THE TANK. THIS CAUSES ABOUT 1/2 GALL… |
| 2016-01-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER … |
| 2015-11-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT CUT ON. THOUGH IT IS NOT ALL THE TIME IT DOES HAPPEN A GOOD 80% OF THE TIME AND MORE NO… |
| 2015-10-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.… |
| 2015-10-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE AUTOMATIC KEY FOB. EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN HEAR THE LOCKING … |
| 2015-10-04 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AND VIBRATING, THEN THE SERVIC… |
| 2015-06-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE ONE AFTERNOON WHEN I TURNED THE KEY THE RADIO TURNED ON, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED O… |
| 2015-05-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND B… |
| 2015-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME. ONE OR THE OTHER MIGHT WORK AT RANDOM TIMES. REMOVED HORN FUSE AS THE… |
| 2015-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER LOCKING MY CAR AND LEAVING IT I COME BACK TO FIND IT UNLOCKED AND THE WINDOWS DOWN CONSTANTLY. NOW MY BRAKE LIGHT… |
| 2015-01-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2010 Dodge Nitro. The contact stated that the rear driver's side door would not unlock to open. The … |
| 2014-12-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | UPON FILLING UP GASOLINE AT TWO SEPARATE GAS STATIONS ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS, GASOLINE WAS OBSERVED TO SPEW OUT EVEN THOU… |
| 2014-11-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING… |
| 2014-10-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MOMENT BEFORE MY DRIVE SHAFT BROKE, I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. IF MY DRIVESHAFT WOULD HAVE BROKE LIKE THE WAY… |
| 2014-10-06 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED WHICH … |
| 2014-10-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 10 MPH IT ACCELERATOR PEDAL NO RESPONSE TO ENGINE AND BRAKE BOOSTER WAS LOST BUT ENGINE STILL RUNNING. *TR |
| 2014-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE NITRO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE V… |
| 2014-08-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS COME AND GO CAR DIES AND CAN NOT STEER IN RAIN WIPERS QUIT WORKING THE TPIM MODULE IS GOING OUT CHRYSLER HAS… |